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VOL. XLII NO. 93.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNINQ "9BER 4, 1912-SIXTEEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY fTWO CENTS.
BALKAN WAR
BEGINS
WITH BATTLE ON THE
FRONTIER OFSERVIA
Three Hundred Turks Cross Line
Near , Town ofVranya and
Engagement Ensues.
THIRTY TURKS REPORTED DEAD
Servian Loss Given as Two Killed
and Eighteen Wounded.
Murder of Several
Girls Confessed by
a' Detroit Man
RESERVISTS ARE CALLED HOME
Hundred Thousand from Balkans in
. " : America Summoned.
GREEKS COMMANDEER A VESSEL
Steamer Macedonia, Beady to Leave
New York, Will Take on Cargo
of Ammunition and SeT-
' era! Hundred Men. - - '
New
NEW YORK. Oct. S.-The steamer
Macedonia, scheduled to sail for Pler&eus
with 1,000 passengers aboard, was com
mandeered Just before sailing' time today
by the Greek consul general at this
port. All the passengers with their bag
gage were hurriedly sent ashore and the
vessel prepared to sail at onoe for Phil
adelphia to take on a cargo of ammuni
tion.
The Macedonia wilt return to
York, the consul general said, for the
reservists of Greece and the Balkan
states, who plan to sail on It to take
part in the threatened war with Turkey.
The Greek consul announced today that
he, had received a, cablegram from his
, government instructing h!m to notify all
the Greek reservists in the "United States
to return to their colors. f
Similar notices were received by leaders
of -the. Bulgarians, Serbs and Monte
negrans. It is claimed that there are
100,000 men of the four natlonaliyes In
this eountrv who are carahle of bearinjr
arms. '
CETTINJE. Montenegro, Oct 8.-A de
tachment of Turkish frontier guards
today attacked the Montenegran guards
on the border of the Berena district. The
Montenegrans did not reply to the firing
and the Turks then retired.
The order for a general mobilisation
In Montenegro has been received with
the utmost enthusiasm throughout the
country. King wicnoias ana nis minis
ters have received telegrams urging them
to begin hostilities immediately against
Turkey. v
Balkan Note Submitted.
LONDON,, Oct. S.-The draft of the col
lective note to be presented ta.Turkeyby
Bulgaria, Servia, Greece' and Montenegro
was received today by all the Balkan li
gations. The Foreign offices of tha va-
rious powers are. to be made -acquainted
""""with its contents before Its presentation'
to the Ottoman government , .
The note demands an autonomy for
Macedonia, Albania and old Servia whtoh
shall be at least equal to that enjoyed by
Crete under the protecting powers.
Italy Denies Peace Rumor, "'"'..'
HOME, Oct 8.-The Italian Foreign of
' fice this morning denied the reports cir
culated abroad that peace had been con
' eluded between ftaly and Turkey.
DETROIT, Oct 8. If the story which
George Brown Spengler told last night
proves to be true, tha mystery of a crime
which has puzaled detectives and police
for nearly three years has been cleared up.
Spengler, a laborer, 30 years old, . was
arrested In connection with the muder of
12-year-old Matilda Rets, whose mutilated
body was found In an alley near her
home last Tuesday night He confessed
not only to having killed and mistreated
the child, but told the police he also mis
treated and murdered Helen Brown, 11
years old, whose body was found in a
coal yard on December 12, 1809.
Four other girls have been attacked In
Detroit in the last thirteen months, one
of them was permanently injured and the
others less seriously hurt Spengler ad.
mits responsibility for two of these of
fenses. Jn each case the child was at
tacked as she lay asleep in her parent's
home.
For more than a year a succession of
attacks on women and girls has mystified
local police officials. Women have been
knocked ' down and dragged intq dark
alleys. With Spengler's confession. It
was at first thought the mysterious
"prowler" had been, discovered, but early
today city detectives stated their belief
that Spengler was not the perpetrator of
these outrages. " ,
Bryan Speaks in ;
: Dakotas Next Week
LINCOLN. Neb., Oct t-Charies , W.
'Bryan today announced W.r J. Bryan's
Itinerary through the mWcfe west and
east Until October 22. ' 54 .. ' .
Mr. Bryan will leave Lincoln Sunday
afternoon" for South Dakota, where he
will spend Monday speaking at Yankton
and Pierre.' Tuesday he will spend In the
same state, closing at Aberdeen. ,
October 9 and 10 he will campaign
through North Dakota, closing at Fargo
Thursday night. He will speak-through
Minnesota the next day, with night meet
ings at Minneapolis and St. Paul.
October, 12 and 14 will be spent in Iowa
and on October 16, 17 and 18 Mr. Bryan
will campaign in Indiana. Ohio towns
will be visited on October 19, 21 and 22.
FIFTH DEATH FROM
EXPLOSION ON WARSHIP
NEWPORT, B. L, Oct i-The fifth
death, that of First Class Fireman John
Delaney, due to the explosion of the
steam cheat on the torpedo boat destroyer
Walke on Tuesday occurred today. Tha
official Investigation of the accident was
continued by a board of inquiry. ; :
BANKRUPT BROKER IS
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
BOSTON. Oct. S, Stephen Ri Dow, head
of Stephen R- Dow & Co., brokers, which
failed a few days aga, was arrested today
on a warrant charging him with the lar
ceny of $100,000 from the Franklin Mining
company.'-. .-."-) J
r.mnilniiiic In Kansas.
CONCORDIA, Kan., Oct 8.-Vlsttora
from all parts of the country came to
Concordia today ,to hear an adores by
William J. Bryan. The schedule for the
Nebraskan's second day In Kansas called
for speeches here and at Morganville,
Clay Center, Junction City, Abilene, Solo
mon and Sallna.- v . ,
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British Suffragette -
Starves Her Way Out
of Prison in Dublin
DUBLIN, Oct S.-"The hunger strike"
brought about tha release on parole from
Jail today of another m lltant suffragette,
Gladys Evans. ' ,
The prison doctors advised the author!
ties that Miss Evans' condition of health
had become very grave, and the order
releasing her was issued this morning.
Miss Evans will be compelled to report
periodically to the authorities during the
remainder of the term of. five years to
which she was sentenced on August 7 on
the charge of setting fire to the Theatei
Royal here the day before Premier
Asquith was to speak in the theater on
home rule.
As in the case of Mary Leigh, recently
released for the same reason from a
similar term, should Miss Evans sul
fluently be convmci-o uoiher crime,
tha Judge may order her to serve the
rest of her present sentence. -
Teamsters Strike
to Restrict Use of
.Automobile Trucks
CHICAGO, Oct S.-A strike that event
ually, it i said, will determine the at
Jj&U&Mtt "the teamsters" toward 'automo
bile trucks, began her r today when
driver of the Chicago Consolidated
Bottling company refused to take out
their, teams. The company recently pur
chased six tracks of large capacity.
Union officials declare they want th
work of each automobile truck restricted
to do only the work formerly performed
by one team. Each truck is said to, be
capable of. replacing two teams.
Other; large concerns here who employ
many teams for hauling purposes became
alarmed when they learned of the strike
and the attitude the teamsters' union
proposed to take regarding the introduc
tlon of trucks. r
Springfield Express
Goes Into the Ditch;
Eight Bodies Found
.WESTPORT, Conn., Oct S. Many per
sons are reported killed or injured in the
wreck of the second section of the
Springfield express on the New xork.
New Haven & Hartford railroad, near
Westport today.-' '
The train Is reported to have gone down
an embankment. The Pullman coaciies
caught fire and other, cars were turned
over dn their sides.
Eight hodies have been taken from the
first parlor car which overturned. There
art no dead In the second car. Four of
the parlor cars have been burned.
Taft Men Excluded
from the California
Ballot by the Court
SAN 'FRANCISCO, Oct. J.-Pres!dent
Taft wlirte without representation from
California, in the electoral college, and
not a vote for him can be cast In the
state, unless it be written In, following a
decision by the state supremo court to
day under which electors pledged to him
cannot appear on the November ballot as
republicans. '' ; V v" V :
SEVEN FORGERS ARRESTED
V IN HOTEL AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Oct f. Seven young men,
who are alleged to have obtained $50,000
by means of . forged checks for small
amounts, were arrested here last night
The headquarters of the band was a
hotel in the business center of the city,
where they are said to have met nightly
to write checks and divide proceeds
Saloon keepers, grocers and ' druggists
were the chief victims. v
Before the gang came to Chicago the
members axd said to have passed hun
dreds of forged checks in St Louis and
Kansas City.
MORGAN
T
OF S1509QQQ GIFTING
' CAMPAIGN OF 1904
Proves Willing Witness Before Com
mittee cf Senate Investigating
Political Expenditures. Y
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DENES EXPECTING ANY FAVORS
Declares Had No Communication
with President Roosevelt .
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A Bewildering Trail
DOES IT FOR NATION'S WELFARE
Testimony Supports that of Sheldon
on Harriman Fund.
INTIMATE FRIEND OF BLISS
Last Fifty Thousand Paid to the Na
tional Committee In Cub, bat .
Waa Turned Over to New
York State Committee.
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TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE i
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct t Five pas
sengers .were killed here'; today when a
Pennsylvania passenger train struck an
uitomobile. The dead are: -
REV. W. L. NICHOLSON, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Wilmerdlng,
iiid his -year-old son.
JOHN E. BECK, Wllmerdln. -.
MRS.- MARY DIAMOND, Wllkinaburg.
VKinv.NrTlFTKn itii.US OIRL. who
was standing by the crossing.
WASHINGTON, Oct S.-J. Pierpont
Morgan proved a willing witness today
before the Clapp committee Investigating
campaign expenditures and testified be
had given $150,000 to the republican cam
paign of 1904 and 130,000 to the republican
campaign of 1908.
In an hour's questioning, Mr, Morgan
denied emphatically the charge by Charles
Edward Ruesell of New York that Presi
dent Roosevelt had once telephoned for a
campaign contribution; declared he never
had any communication with President
Roosevelt and asserted that he knew of
no conferences among financial men' In
ISM or 1908 to agree on supporting republi
can or democratic presidential candidates.
. His first appearance on the witness
stand for many years, Mr, Morgan ap
peared willing to answer fully all ques
tions. He confirmed the testimony yester
day of George R. Sheldon that he had
given $100,000 to the republican national
fund of 1904 and added that' he later gava
tBO.000 to the so-called "Harriman" fund
of $240,000, raised for the New York state
committee. ?
Did Not Expect Favol,
Mr. Morgan asserted no contribution
had ever been given by his firm or himself
witn the Idea of securing any favors
thereby. Ho was especially Interested In
the 1904 campaign, he said, solalv for th
welfare of the country and tha people at
large. That was the only Interest he
said, that had guided him In makine eon.
tributlons to political parties.
The testimony of Mr. Morgan suDnorted
that of Mr. Sheldon vesterdnv tht Via
"so-called Harriman fund" of 1904 had
been raised as an emergency . fund . td
help the New York, state committ. Mr.
Morgan said he understood that to be
tne ract when he gave 150.000 to th. fund
November J, 1904, Mr. Harriman h.A UM
it was raised at the request of , president
.nooseveit. V.rZ.fSZ7.;.
One other witnesa was on th llf fi-
today.. He was Judge Charles H. Duell,
assistant treasurer "6f tha rnhiihiin.n
campaign fund in 1904. 1 The committee
wanted to ask Judge Duell If he had aeon
any records showing the names of any
large contributors to the republican fund
in mat year. ' .. :
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Did Not Talk with Teddy. j
Chairman Clapp cailed Mr. Moraan'a i
attention to a published trtlcle by Charles 1
Edward Russell, charging that President '
nooaeveit had demanded that Mr. Mor-:
gan raise $100,000 for his campaign and
that Wayne MacVeagh had been present
When Mr. Morgan talked with the Whitt
House over the telephone.
Do you remember any such Incident?"
asked Senator Clapp. -
"Nothing whatever." replied Mr. Mor-
gan, emphatically. "I never corresponded
over the telephone, telegraph or by mall
with President Roosevelt that I know of,"
Mr. Morgan added, -now with any on at
the "White House."
'Did you make any contributions to tha
republican national campaign of 19047" -
Mr. Morgan adjusted his glasses and
looked at a paper.
'In October, 1904. I crave $100,000: on
November 1, I gave another $80,000."
"Any more?" asked Chairman Clapp,
"No, that Is all I know of."
Ho said he supposed tha first contribu
tion , was . paid to. Cornelius N. Bliss a
treasurer of the republican committee.
Second Contribution la' I'asK,
"To whom was the second contribution
made?" . ,
"I ' don't remember. It - was paid ; in
cash in money."
- Mr. Morgan1 said be did not know who
solicited the first or second contributions,
but he believed "Mr. Bliss and Mr. pdell
got the money." He said that .he be
Ueved the bulk of the second contribu
tion went through tha national commit
tee, but was paid over to the New York
state committee. '
Mr. Morgan could not recall contribu
tions in 1904 by his associates.
"Did you . contribute in 104 to th
congressional campaign?" asked Mr.
Clapp. , ' ; ,
"I recall no , other contribution that
year."
"What contributions did you make in
1908?"
"The only contribution I made In 1908
was $20,000 to Mr. Sheldon." ,
He said be made no contributions to
the congressional fund in 1908.
"I remember Mr. Sherman called on
me once," he said, "but I can find, no
record of any contribution. If there was
one made it was insignificant" '
"Did you make any contribution to' the
pre-convention campaign of any candi
date for president this year?"
"No, waa not even in the country. I
know my firm made no, contribution. "-
As Senator Clapp closed his examina
tion, Mr. Morgan said emphatically that
he was "sure" there Is no truth in tha
story of a telephone request for funds
from President Roosevelt ,
Probably Part of Harriman Fnnd.
Senator Paynter asked Mr. Morgan if
the $50,030 was part of the so-called Har
riman fund raised for the New York
state committee.
"I have no records," said Mr. Morgan,
"but I have no doubt In my own mind
that it was part of that state fund."! ,
"Your understanding was that the $60,
000 went to' the national commitee, but It
. t
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From th Indianapolis News.
JURY IN DYNAMITING CASES
Nine Farmers, Bank President, Grain
V Dealer and Grocer on Panel.
KERN ASKS LABOR ftUESTIONS
lie Wants to Know If Veniremen
' Sympathise -with Corporations
. Which Try to Break Vp
. the Unions.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 3.-A Jury to try
tha dynamite cases was Impaneled this
afternoon. Judge Anderson ordered the
prosecution to begin and District Attor
ney Miller prepared to present the open
ing statement
The Jury Is: ' ' y ;
Samuel ' Morrison, North Vernon, re
tired farmer, ' formerly a carpenter; J,
H. Smith,. Winchester,"; retired grain
dealer:'' Seneca Chambers, ' Anderson, far.
merr; William"" Jackson, Greencastle,
farmer; Marlon E. Dobbins, Maxwell,
farmer; Frank Dare, New Lisbon, retired
farmer; John L. Thomas, Jamestown,
farmer; Allen Spauldlng, Sharpesvllle,
farmer; Martin P. Davis, Foresto, fanner
jand bank president; T. D. Brookshire,
Roacpdale, farmer; Frank Sutton. Ne
braska, Ind., farmer; Jesse D. Bartger,
Ridgevllle, grocer.
The name of the American Federation
of Labor came up for mention at the
opening of the trial. Mr, Miller referred
to the labor organization with regard to
Frank M. ' Ryan, a ' defendant, saying
Ryan's position as president of 'the iron
workers gives him a place in the exec
utive board of the American Federation
of Labor. , . .
. ' Talesman Has Opinion.
Charles G. Foreman of Muncle, Ind., was
excused from Jury service In tha trial of
the "dynamite cases" because he had
formed an opinion as to tha guilt of the
defendants.
"I formed my opinion because right be
hind my house at Muncle was an empty
house, in which the McNamaras and Ortle
McManigal stored dynamite and nitro
glycerin," said Foreman. "I couldn't
help forming an impression after that
It came too near home." . "
That waa tha vacant house, where, ac
cording to McManigal, the explosives
where hidden, and where children used
to break tn to play. ' .
Senator J. W. Kern, counsel for tha'de)
fense, asked the veniremen whether they
"sympathised with corporations which
would try to break up their labor un
ions." The answers were In the negative
Senator Kern ' indicated the point would
be brought out in tha trial that 'the
National Erectors' association, after de
claring for the 'open shop in 1906, broke
off relations with tha Iron workers'
union."
Walsh Killed by '
Fall of 5,000 Feet
. in Spiral Descent
TRENTON, N. J., Oct. t With many
persons watching him at the interstate
fair grounds this afternoon, Charles F.
Walsh, while. making a spiral descent in
a Curtis biplane, fell to instant death,
about a quarter of a mile outside of the
fair grounds. When physicians reached
him Walsh was dead and his machine was
a wreck. Practically every bone In his
body was broken and his face and body
were badly cut He bad fallen 2,000 feet.
Walsh had been giving exhibitions at
tha fair, all week and this year for tha ,
first time was doing fancy stunts in the
air with his machine. He was up very
high today, probably 8,000 feet, as he be
gan his descent' He , was making the
spiral descent with the front of the ma-
CWne pointed almost dwward when the
upper plane seemed to become loose,'
Walsh could be plainly seen struggling
to regain his balance, but without avail..
The machine then made a rapid descent
to the earth and the spectators realized
that Walsh had lost control' of the ma
chine and that death was lmmlnen. '
WOODMEN OFWORLD
DED1CAT
Fifteen Injured in
Collision Near Buffalo
BUFFALO. Oct I Three persons were
probably fatally injured and fifteen
others more or less seriously hurt tn a
collision of a West Shore passenger train
and a freight train at Wende station,
twenty miles east of this city this morn
ln. Klaht of the Injured were brought
to tha emergency hospital here and ten
were taken to Batavla.
Among the passengers injured are;
Mrs. Catherine Flynn of San Francisco,
Cal.; condition serious.
John Benson of Des Moines, bruised
and cut
- Miss Helen Gould and a party of
women enroute to Chicago in Miss
Gould's private car, went through th
wreck. They were badly shaken up,
though no one in the car was injured.
(Continued on Second Paje.)
HILDRETH VOTES AGAINST
SUBSIDY TO RAILROAD
UPLAND, Neb., Oct 8.-(Spedal.) At
the bond election for 'the Kearney-Belolt
railroad held ''yesterday In . Franklin
township the bonds carried by a vote of
64 for to against. In Macon township
the bonds carried by 66 for to IS against
ln HUdreth tha bonds were defeated, 94
to S4.
This will probably mean that tha new
line will run from Kearney to Minden
and then direct to Franklin, passing up
Hlldreth, as the latter town apparently
does not want this road.
One Killed, Fifty-Five
Hurt When Car Hits
a Telephone Pole
PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Oct 1 On nas-
senger was killed and Cfty-flve others
injured today m tha wreck of a street
car, .whose brakes gave way as It was
running down Greenfield avenue hllL The
car sped down the hiU for eight blocks,
where It left the rails and struck a
telephone pole. The scores of men and
women passengers were tossed into a
crushed and bleeding heap. Doctors and
ambulances were rushed to the scene and
the mora seriously Injured were taken to
hospitals.
Beet Sugar Pays Toll
to American Combine
NEW YORK, Oct 2.-A. toll of one
quarter of 1 cent a pound on all sugar
sold was paid by the American Beet
Sugar company to the American 8ugar
Refining company hetween 1902 and 1308,
according to W, Edward Foster, , col
lector of the refining company, 'who tes
tified today in the government's dissolu
tion suit against the so-called sugar
trust
. Mr. Foster said that the toll amounted
to approximately $200,000 a year. It was
first imposed, he added, when the refin
ing company obtained an interest In the
beet sugar company. A contract pro
viding ' for the payment was made in
1902, but was broken four years later, he
continued, by the beet sugar company,
which had decided then that It was
Illegal.
feietrles In the private ledgers of tha
American Sugar Refining company in
troduced as evidence by the government
corroborated Mr. Foster's testimony.
Business District of
Kankakee is Burned
KANKAKEE. I1L. Oct t-FIre which
started in the New Remington theater
here today swept an entire block and
caused a loss of $200,000. Tha flames soon
got beyond the control of the local fire
department and clticens and the de
partment from the state Insane hos
pital aided in fighting them. The
theater, owned by Mrs., Julia Remington,
suffered the heaviest loss, $80,000,
INDIANS VISIT LOGAN
ELM AT CIRCLEVILLE
COLUMBUS, O., , Oct. 8.-The Logan
elm at drcleville, O., where Chief Logan
refused to sign a peace pact with the
whites, was visited today by the In
dians who are delegates to the National
Indian congress, which is In a five days'
session here. The old elm and five acres
of ground were transferred to the vnlo
Archaeological society, ' -
PARADE DRAWS MULTITUDE
Military and Fraternal Orders' Form
Long Procession Through City.
DEDICATION FOLLOWS PARADE
Uncle Sam's Soldiers, Millatlamen,
Cadets, Police and Drill Deanvs
of Woodmen of World Get
Mach Applaasa.
Woodmen of the World, one of tha
greatest of fraternal organisations, hon
ored Omaha yesterday with a parade
which was the longest and moat unique
of the several pageants that have made
of the present fall festivities the most
successful In the history of the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben, and concluded it with the
more substantial compliment to this dty
by the dedication bf thtlr Intarnatlonat
headquarters building," the, largest and
flnesr-ttrtctjwe ta;Omaha.Li -i-' -
Mora than 1,500 men marched in the
long procession, , which virtually was a
military parade, with all of them, the
Woodmen at tha "World sovereign rulers
and drill teams, officers of the United
States army and. their staffs and various
branches of tha army represented, high
school cadets, state militia, the board of
Ak-Sar-Ben governors, dressed in their
respective uniforms. . 11
Baa of Hamanttr.
The streets all along tha line of march
were HteTal seas of humanity, tha ma
jority of business offices, stores, factor
ies and profession men of the city hav
ing closed their door to go out and view
the Dedication parade. Mayor Dahlman
had proclaimed the day a holiday and
all who could get 'away from their bul
ness cares heeded the proclamation.
The thousands of visitors who came
Into Omaha to view the electrical parade
and attend the carnival and coronation
ball, helped to swell the numbers of on
lookers who saw the long and interesting
procession. ,
Cadets Applaaded. "
The Nebraska National guard and tha
high school cadets met with probably
greater , approval from tha spectators
than any of the participants in tha pa
geant These, two bodies of men and
boys formed a large contingent of the
(Continued on Second Page-Woodmen
Section.) ,,
Advocates Federal
Control of Divorce
TNDIANAOUS,"rct.'" si-Federal con
trol of marriages and divorce waa rec
ommended by Mrs. Orville T. Bright of
Chicago, who addressed the fourth na
tional conservation, congress today as the
representative of the National Congress
of mothers. Ignorance of hygiene Is the
cause of tha breaking up of most homes,
she asserted.
Dr. Joseph A Holmes, director of the
national bureau of mines, declared con
servation in tha mining Industry depends
on two reforms, safeguarding the miners'
lives, both as regards accidents and
health conditions and by stopping the
waste of mine products. He said 75 per
cent of the miners were . non-English
speaking and did not know of the. safe
guard regulations. '
Major E. J. Griggs of Tacoma, Wash.,
president of the National Lumber Man
ufacturers' association, took exception
to the ouster proceedings against . the
lumber association In Missouri and ex
plained what the association was doing
toward the conservation of forests.
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IN GREAT BU1LDINGT:
Sovereign Officers Officiate at the;
Exercises Marking Completion
of the Skyscraper.
MANY MEMBERS ARE PRESENT
Rules Laid Down by the Ritual Are.
Followed in Detail
ONE OF FEATURES OF FESTIVAL
Citizens and Soldiers Take Fart in
Parade of the Day.
MORRIS SHEPPARD THE ORATOR
Telia the Story of Woodcraft and
What Has Been Accomplished by '
the Organisation that Has
Its Home tn Omaha.
With appropriate ceremonies and a big
semi-military parade, which was one of
the features of the Ak-Sar-Ben festtv?
itles, tha Woodmen of the World building
at Fourteenth and Farnam streets was
dedicated yesterday afternoon. Thousands
of members of tha order carhe from distant
parts ' to " take part In the event which
marks tha completion of tha Woodmen,
skyscraper, t ' '-.'
In breaking up after passing over tha
business streets of the olty the fraternal
sections of tha parade; Including the of
ficers of the head camp, the drill teams
and members of the visiting and 'local
camps of the Woodmen' of tha World
and tha officers of the Woodmen Circle,
countermarched on Farnam street as far
east as . the new Woodmen building.'
There for, two blocks up and down tha
Streets they massed, the head camp of
ficers and head officers of the Woodmen
Circle proceeding to the platform elected)
In front of the building. On' this plat
form the exercises . were held. Those on
the platform were: ' 1
Sovereign Of flc'ers Present.
W. A. Fraser, Dallas, sovereign ad
viser and acting sovereign cotnmanderl
Colonel B. W, Jewell, Omaha, sovereign
watchman and acting sovereign adviser;
N. B. Maxey, Muskogee, sovereign man
ager and acting past sovereign com
mander; John T. Yates, Omaha, sovereign
clerk; Morris Sheppaid, sovereign banker
and United States senator-elect from
Texas; H. F, Slmrall, Columbus, Miss.,
sovereign escort; D. E, Bradshaw, Little
Rock, sovereign sentry; J. E. Fltsgerald,
E.' B. Lewis, T. E. Patterson, Ed Camp
bell.: William Ruess and R. T. Wells, sov
ereign managers; Superintendent W alalia
and Manager Crawford of the building;
W N.'. Brown, Minneapolis, nd Hawley
VWrla". . Port Huroni and Mr. Emm B., .
Mane hitter and thv other off leers of toe
Woodmen Circle. ' ?t " , '
.-v.-,.,. ,,. Root la . Enropa.
In tha absence ot Sovereign Commandei
Joseph Cullen Root of Omaha, who is
In Europe for his health, W. A. Fraser '
presided as acting commander. Ha Intro
duced Itav. J. Scott Bbersole ot Omaha,
who offered the prayer. v
Tha regulation ritual form used tn tha
dedication ' of Woodmen buildings waa
employed, Mr. , Fraser briefly giving a
history of the Omaha building, referring
to It as a structure In which not only
Omaha; . but Woodmen tha world over
teal a pride, realising that In It they have
aa Interest and that the money therein
Invested Is a part of the reserve ot tha
organisation. ,
Following tha regulation form, '.Colonel
Jewell of Omaha,! acting sovereign ad
viser, anointed tha cornerstone with oH,
thus dedicating it and the building as a
monument to enterprise and Industry. Ha
was followed by' Sovereign" Clerk' Yates,
who, in performing his part In the cere
monial, sprinkled salt upon tha stone,
saying that It waa dedicated as a monu
ment to labor. . . '
Stone Sprinkled with Water.
Sovereign Banker, gheppard in perform
ing his part of tne ritualistic duties da
volving upon him sprinkled tha stone with
water and , then Sovereign Manager
Maxey placed fruits and flowers about
its base, typifying the results of hus
bandry and the resulta ot what tha earth,
can produce after tha woodmen hava
cleared away the forests and ( prepared
the soil for tillage.
The dedicatory oration, pronounced by
the thousands who heard It one ot tha
most eloquent ever'.dellvered in, the city,
was delivered" by, Morris Sheppard oil
Dallas. Tex., - sovereign banker and
United States senator-elect ,
During tha dedication exercises celsn
brating tha completion of the new Wood-
men ot the World building, Mr. Sheppard
spoke, In part as follows:
The completion ot tha great structure
we have assembled to dedicate today
OMAHA MAN ELECTED
; OFFICER OF UNDERWRITERS
CHICAGO, Oct. l-(Speclal Telegram. )
Es Freeman of Omaha was unanimously
fleeted vice president of the Fire Under
writers' Association of the Northwest here
today. .
Nevr Poatofflce at Crete."
CRETE, Neb., Oct. t (Special.) On
October 1 the Crete postoffice changed
location. A building recently built near
the Cosmopolitan hotel has been leased
for ten years and an entire- set of new
fixtures has been Installed. Arrange
ments have been made so that the officii
will be open Sundays.
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